| Short Stories |

"We promise you"

Red was at home, Growling softly as he tried to summon his demonic arms on his back without anger willing up in him too much.

He took deep breaths as he gripped onto his chest. "Come on, Come on. . . You have to. ." He soon thought of his wife as he shook his head. "You have to do it for her. . . It's all for her." He gripped onto his chest, holding in any coughs as he choked on one, holding still as demonic symbols began to appear around him as the red ring under him began to glow.

His chest was beginning to tighten as he held in his pained cry, his nose soon having something roll down to his chin, soon dripping blood from his chin from both his nose and the edge of his mouth. What felt like wind hit him, soon the wind circling around Red but he didn't move.

His boney black wings suddenly sprang out from his back, causing him to fall onto his knees as he cried out in pain. He held his head as white tears roll down his cheeks.

" STOP IT!!! I DON'T WANNA DIE!!! I DON'T WANT TO GO YET!!!! PLEASE STOP IT!! IT BURNS! I WANT TO LIVE!! "

Red screamed but his voice sounded like a child, The wings twitching violently until he swung open his arms, The symbols disappearing into thin air and the wind blowing off, nearly knocking over the picture frames around him, the red ring under him nearly burned itself to the carpet.

He panted as he coughed blood, wiping his sleeve against his bloody nose as he sighed. "Fuck. . .Fuck fuck. . FUCK!!" Red slammed his fists to the floor as he shouted, panting as he coughed. No one was in the house besides him.

"I have to get rid of this thing in me or else I can never be strong enough to protect her. . ." Red began to tear up as he gritted his teeth, leaning forward as he shut his eyes.

"Awwww! Look Sissy! Looks like the big guy doesn't seem so strong anymore!!"

Red jumped as he sat up, looking around as he quickly got up to his feet. "Who the hell. . "

"Such a disappointing mistake of a demon!" High pitch giggles were heard echoing in the room, Red summoning his extra arms as he felt his chest tighten slightly. "Who the fuck is there? Show your damn selfs!"

"Gladly!"

The room suddenly went black as a portal opened under Red, having him fall in then closed after he fell in.

Red quickly landed on his feet as he looked around the pitch black room. "The fuck?!"

Suddenly spot lights came on, One shining over a small women with orange swirly horns, She was wearing a orange bra with a black leather jacket and black jeans. Her brown skin has small burns and her white gloves was stained with crimson.

Another spotlight shined under a small Male with Purple pointy horns. He was wearing a white covered in old stains of crimson and also a leather jacket, but instead had black gloves and black jeans with white chains as some sort of belt, He wore a black top hat as his pale skin was as clean from any type of burns.

The demons grinned as they bowed towards Red.

" Hello AKA AKUMU~!"

Red raised an eyebrow, filled with confusion. "And who the fuck are you? Some type of punk rock circus rejects?"

The demons laughed but grinned as if everything they reacted, was only possible if they did it together. Red assumed them as weird twins. The female demon chuckled as her spotlight went black, her vanishing.

Red quickly looked around the somewhat pitchblack room until he looked back at the Male demon, who only grinned wider as Red suddenly screamed as a melting stab was digging onto his left shoulder blade.

" My name is Joseph! The one who heard your call for some sort of redemption in some way~ " The Male demon introduced himself as Red tried to grip onto what was stabbed onto his back, only to wince at his hand being burned by the holy metal.

He screamed again as another melting stab plunged to his lower back, him quickly turning around to find the girl who was assumed to be stabbing him. His eyes widen as he saw chains attached to crosses that was on his back.

" As you can see, You might think: 'We're trying to kill you, We are going to make you permanently die!'" Joseph chuckled as Red screamed again, Another stab to his right shoulder blade. He kept trying to right back as tears welled up.

"But don't worry, We are trying to help you with your problem! Since your problem is so rare."

Red coughed blood as he felt another stab to the center of his back, nearly falling forward as his body shook in fear.

"We know you tried everything to get rid of it, We know the reason why."

"You just want to get stronger, don't you? Be the demon you were CURSED to be, eh?"

Two melting stabs attached itself to Reds upper back, him falling to his knees as he no longer bothered finding the source to stop it.

" You tried spells, magic, death, help from other demons, HELL even trying to kill yourself to make that angel side of you go away!"

"We knew you were suffering so we came up with this to help you."

"It'll get rid of everything you're unable to do! You'll no longer be a fallen angel! You'll be an Demon that NO ONE has EVER seen before!"

"You'll be unstoppable! Ruthless! Strong and Indestructible! Numb to pain and More IMMORTAL!"

"Nothing can ever kill you and you'll be able to predict your enemies moves, You won't even be able to feel pain! It'll be the best for you~!"

" We promise you that~ "

Red looked empty to the ground, Blood dripping from his back as the many golden crosses were stabbed deeply in his back, The wings sprang open again but this time no cry. No pain. Nothing as the demons grinned.

A soft white light glowed from his back, a child version of Red came out as he coughed out blood. The child was soon shaking as he screamed, the demon female raising a knife in the air, about to struck him until.

". . . Wait. . ."

Red said, no emotion in his tone. The female stopped. "Don't kill it. I still need it, but not right now. I still need that. . . Me in me when the time is right. . . Please."

The Male demon smiled then nodded at the female demon, who groaned and let go of the child Red, who ran back onto Reds back.

The child faded into white as the many crosses on Reds back glowed a soft white. The crosses soon stopped fading as they all suddenly pulled out of Reds back, making him go still until he fell forward, blood gushing out as his body went weak.

The demons chuckled.

" Looks like you need rest, You're ready to be what you truly are~ Sleep well~"

Red slowly closed his eyes as his vision went to black, the last thing he saw was one of the golden crosses, it flashes in some sort of Morse code.

"I'm sorry."